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A Conspiracy of Bones

By: Kathy Reichs
Narrated by: Linda Emond
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 A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL IN THE TEMPERANCE BRENNAN SERIES
A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK

'Read this book’ DAVID BALDACCI
'One of the absolute best thrillers of the year’ JEFFERY DEAVER
'You will find it hard to put down' MARK BOWDEN

EVERY BODY HAS SECRETS

It all starts with a series of text messages. Each message contains a new picture of a corpse, missing its face and hands. Dr Temperance Brennan needs to find out who the dead man is, and why the images were sent to her. The only problem is, she has been kicked off the team.

So she goes rogue, knowing that she is the only one who can solve this case. As she starts her investigation she discovers a connection to a decade-old missing child case. The more she uncovers, the darker and more twisted the picture becomes . . .

Praise for A Conspiracy of Bones

'I can’t recall when this many twists have been so masterfully woven into a novel. A great series has just gotten greater' JEFFERY DEAVER, #1 internationally bestseller author of The Bone Collector and The Never Game

'A Conspiracy of Bones shows off Kathy Reichs’ dazzling new level of plotting mastery.' KARIN SLAUGHTER, #1 internationally bestselling author of The Last Widow and The Good Daughter

'Reich's fast-paced, tightly-constructed, and very contemporary story dives underground here, both literally and virtually, as she follows the thinnest of threads deeper and deeper into a shocking conspiracy. You will find it hard to put down' MARK BOWDEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Stone and Black Hawk Down

'So many pulse-pounding twists and surprises—it kept me guessing till the end!' R.L. STINE, bestselling author Goosebumps and Fear Street

'This is Kathy Reichs doing what she does best: sorting through the bones until the shocking end' BRAD MELTZER, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Escape Artist

'Kathy Reichs writes brilliant mysteries that are as realistic as non-fiction and as fast-paced as the best thrillers about Jack Reacher or Alex Cross' JAMES PATTERSON

'Nobody does forensics thrillers like Kathy Reichs. She’s the real deal' DAVID BALDACCI

'Each book in the Temperance Brennan series is better than the last, I just can’t get enough!' LISA SCOTTOLINE

'Every minute in the morgue with Tempe is golden' THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW©2020 Kathy Reichs (P)2020 Simon & Schuster UK Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Scary

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Typical of Kathy Reichs, this latest instalment does not disappoint. The narration was good. My only gripe was that the book seems sponsored by Apple! So many references to Apple's products it felt like an advert at times. It does nothing to advance the plot - iPad could be replaced with tablet, iPhone with Phone and MacBook Air with laptop.. i know it's petty but it really grated on me!

Engaging and entertaining

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I love all Kathy Reichs books and this is no exception. Well written and excellent narration. Recommended

Good

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It was alright but I felt it mixed and matched and although I did follow it the story didn't grab me, I was ecstatic at the end or in fact anything at the end. Disappointed.

Not what I remember from a Brennan book.

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This was an excellent story. Very gripping and couldn't stop listening to it. Very well read and highly recommended.

Excellent story

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Loved the story very clever and detailed felt like I was there. Would read another.

Love it

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I've read or listened to all the Temperance Brennen books. Linda Emond is the voice of Tempe for me now. A large appeal of the series for me is the forensic anthropology. This barely gets a look in this time. It's more about forensic internet investigation and fake news. I still enjoyed listening to Kathy Reichs' first person, lively writing style, although she uses more than her share of questions, which can become irritating and repetitive.
The postscript on the ideas that lead to the book was an interesting addition.
For readers new to KR, I suggest you start much earlier in the series - the beginning?

I missed the forensic anthropology

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Loved the well read, well thought story.
Really nice and calming voice, perfect too listen too when going on a walk with my dog, or just doing some chores in my house.
Loved it!

Amazing

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The 19th novel in the series about forensic anthropologist, Temperance Brennan (also known as Bones from the TV series based on these books). Author Kathy Reichs has again based the book on cases, and events, from her own life although altering them to provide an unique story: the final chapter in the audio briefly outlines the background from which the book grew.

Brennan is at a difficult point in her life, suffering from migraines and depression following surgery to protect her from a recently discovered aneurysm. Her mental state is further upset by her mother's cancer and new found romance, the death of her boss, and friend, now replaced by Dr.Heffner, a woman with whom she shared a mutual dislike, and the appearance in the night of the shadowed figure of a man in a trench coat outside of her home. When, a few days later, she receives a text, photos of a faceless man, dead and disemboweled, she wonders who had sent them? Formally excluded from the case, she decides to investigate anyway.

This book has a more personal feel to it than most of its predecessors.as Brennan is assailed by self doubt. The story is complex, as usual, but with integral resumes along the way, it is not difficult to follow. As always, the writing is good. So, too, is the narratjon. Linda Emond gives a fine performance, well paced and modulated, invested in the character of the forensic scientist's first person recounting. She also helps bring life to the other protagonists with separate voicings for each one.

Perhaps not my favourite of the Temperance Brennan stories but, overall, an enjoyable book and one which could eadily be read as a stand alone.

"What was real? What was not?"

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Kathy surpassed herself with this book! Adding a part of herself (the aneurism and its effects) really inserted an edge to the text that has been missing a little from the latter few books.

Those books were still great stories and, as usual, contained well researched and intricate plots yet ‘A Conspiracy of Bones’ (for me) drew me in completely.

Maybe the ‘dark web’ holds my interest more than the military and sectarian topics.

Thank you, Kathy, for all your’Tempe’ books - almost all of them have caused me to have later nights than planned!!

One of the best!

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Temperance in an underdog roll this time! great plot. all as you would expect from Kathy Reichs!

great book as always.

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